The Grand Duchy of Hadiera is a small, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, public floggings, and frequent executions. The democratic, devout population of 29 million Hadierans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 28.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The fair Hadieran economy, worth 856 billion Hajs a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 29,539 Hajs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Sexuality-questioning teenagers are placed in locked rooms with dirty magazines and lewd posters, an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents, a historic rise in the minimum wage has crushed the economy with inflation, and politicians bribe ten-year-old geniuses to sit their aptitude tests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Hadiera's national animal is the Hadier Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Hadiera is ranked 46,262^nd in the world and 1,463^rd in The North Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 706.18 pounds of wildlife per square mile.